American Indian Artist Art Photos

Opposite page: SUMMER - Joseph Lonewolf. Private Collection.

Jerry Jacka photo.

Insert: Joseph Lonewolf. From the book, The Pottery Jewels of Joseph Lonewolf.

Peter Bloomer photo.

Left: Lonewolf masterpiece - 2 years in the making. Private Collection. Jerry Jacka photo.

Lower: Representative selection depicts the artistry of Grace Medicine Flower. Jerry Jacka photo.

We like to feel that our ancestors who lived on plateaus and mesas here and there made beautiful pottery because they were as beautiful as the earth.

Right: Grace Medicine Flower's meticulous execution is evolved from generations of potters.Right: The potter's experience and instinct are the only control devices regulating the most crucial step in pottery making. Joseph Lonewolf uses a long stick to check his fire. From the book, The Pottery Jewels of Joseph Lonewolf. Peter Bloomer photo.

Right: Ancient Mimbres designs (A.D. 1100-1275), background, are reflected in many of Joseph Lonewolf's contemporary creations.

Editor's note: For advanced scholars and collectors we recommend The Pottery Jewels of Joseph Lonewolf as a prime source book. At most bookstores or from Dandick Publications, P.O. Box 55, Scottsdale, Arizona 85252. Price $7.95 plus one dollar for packaging and postage.

Opposite page: Twenty miniatures by Joseph Lonewolf range in size from 1/2" to 13/4". Courtesy D&J Investment Company

LOLOMA JEWELRY PHOTOGRAPHS BY JERRY JACKA

The colors, textures and shapes of the earth are used by the Hopi genius Charles Loloma to create jewelry and objects of personal adornment of unmatched fine art quality collected and prized by international connoisseurs.

His art is the product of his heritage, his land, his temperament and his talents synchronized to the rhythms of his searching heart. Coral from Italy and the Orient, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, Congo malachite, Elephant tusk ivory from Africa are used with native turquoise, gold and silver.

"Any creative act should bring joy or pleasure or satisfaction to both the creator and his audience - it is the same whether that creative art involves singing, dancing, story-telling, clowning, or designing and making jewelry. As an example one might compare the obvious meticulous and loving care apparent in the Hopi cornfields as opposed to the tedious and boring cornfields in the Midwest that are planted by mechanical means - even here there is a fundamental philosophical difference one obviously done to nurture the human body and establish a relationship between the earth and one of its creators (in this case Man) and another planted in superabundance for the expectation of a profit or an 'investment.'"

The consummate artistry of Helen Hardin is inherited from depths of racial and environmental beauty.

I feel my home beyond my fingers reach - deep inside where paintings are born - and I can silently reach out touching the this and the that of my home by reaching inside with spirit fingers and seeing inside with spirit eyes.

PUYE CLIFFS RUINS provided the setting for some of the most exciting footage of the Hardin film.

PRAYERS OF THE BLUE CORN MOTHER - PHOTOGRAPHS OF HELEN HARDIN AND PAINTINGS BY CRADOC BAGSHAW

Helen Hardin Bagshaw signs her paintings TSA-SAH-WEE-EH, little standing spruce.

Opposite page: GATHERING OF THE TURQUOISE CLAN

Helen Hardin. Acrylic. The Fenn Galleries, Ltd. Santa Fe, N.Μ.

MASKS AFTER PICASSO Helen Hardin.

Courtesy Nadler's Indian Arts, Scottsdale, Az.

Editor's Note: Allan Houser, Dan Namingha, and Bob Haozous are represented by Glenn Green, The Gallery Wall, 7122 North 7th Street, Phoenix, Az. 85020.

Catalog for aforementioned artists and others available on request. Enclose check or money order for One Dollar for postage and handling.